Voice Prep

This resource introduces foundational vocal skills, helping students develop proper posture, basic technique, and early music literacy.

Voice Resources – Level Prep

The materials on this page will help your student to be able to:

  • Sing with good posture and foundational technique
  • Identify the first 3 notes on the treble clef staff
  • Sight sing easy melodies on the treble clef staff
  • Identify understand a wide variety of musical signs and symbols
  • Improvise in various keys
  • Choose and play repertoire that reinforces your learning

Students should have the following available:

  • A mirror and/or device to record video
  • A keyboard instrument or visual with sound (such as an app)
  • Flash cards or Note Learning App
  • Julie McIntosh Johnson’s Basics of Keyboard Theory – Level Prep  or Similar

End Goal: To pass the preparatory level of voice proficiency. Review and download the Requirements Here.


Technique and Ear Training

Prep-A

Music Theory

Prep-A

Guided Sight Reading

Prep A

Downloadable Sheet Music

Sight Reading Music – Prep A

Intro to Solfege Patterns

Open Sight Singing On CDE

Sight Singing – Preparatory 2

Sheet Music: Scales and Sight Reading – Prep B

Sight Reading – Single Staves

Introductory 5-Finger Scales

Open Grand Staff Reading

Improvisation

Additional Reinforcing Activities

Sing While Playing Piano Through Note Groups

Review CDE Note Group:

  • Play and say the notes in varying combinations
  • Make sure you are saying or singing the correct notes, so you are reinforcing the right thing
  • Improvise on CDE  and enjoy creating your own melodies

Prepared Performance Examples

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